1980 - 1980

Obtained higher education entrance qualification, Berlin

1980 - 1985

Studied economics, Berlin

1985 - 1985

Graduated with a master degree in economics (Diploma), Berlin

1990 - 1990

Was awarded doctoral degree (Doctor of Economics), Berlin

1990 - 1992

Federal Foreign Office, training for the higher foreign service, Berlin

1992 - 1993

Federal Foreign Office, Bonn

1993 - 1996

German Embassy, Dakar

1996 - 1999

German Embassy, Moscow

1999 - 1999

Federal Foreign Office, Bonn

1999 - 2003

Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

2003 - 2006

Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

2006 - 2010

Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Deputy Head of Division

2010 - 2013

Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York

2013 - 2016

German Embassy, Paris

2016 - 2020

Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Head of Division

2020 - 2023

German Embassy, Ouagadougou, Ambassador

2023 - ongoing

German Embassy, Manila, Ambassador